AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bear Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 53 min

Bear Creek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Sheridan, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,259 – 5,302 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail 39.65183, -105.03008
Nearest town Sheridan, CO
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Bear Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 53 min

Elevation 5,260–5,303 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail · 39.65183, -105.03008

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: S Lowell Blvd & W Mansfield Ave stop 749 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mary Carter Greenway Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bear-creek-trail-out-back-4-km-c159

Trail surface

50% paved10% dirt2% boardwalk38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Lowell Blvd & W Mansfield Ave stop 749 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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